Planning

Provision of External Assurance Reviews of Local Authorities

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-034487

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0551fe

Published 23 June 2025, 4:05pm



Scope

Reference

CPD4128021

Description

To appoint an external Supplier that can quickly mobilise resources to coordinate and conduct external assurance reviews of local authorities where those local authorities are identified as carrying significant risk and / or exhibiting evidence of failure. The reviews may cover a range of subject areas that include but are not limited to: governance processes, financial management, financial sustainability, commercial and companies, and procurement and contract management. Reviews will include recommendations on appropriate steps local authorities could take to address the issues / risks identified.

Further details on the proposed requirements and scope will be included in the Pre-Market Engagement document available via email request.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026
  • Possible extension to 31 October 2028
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

11 July 2025

Engagement process description

To request a copy of the PME document please email the below address ensuring to insert 'CPD4128021 - Local Assurance Reviews" into the subject header of the email.

Commercialtenders.gov.uk

Specific questions from the Authority are detailed in section 8 of the PME document.


Contracting authority

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWCX-8281-CLPR

2 Marsham Street

London United Kingdom

SW1P 4DF

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government